Foreword: Conference on Religious Legal Theory: RLT IV: Expanding the Conversation
8 Pages Posted: 15 Mar 2014 Last revised: 13 Feb 2015
Date Written: 2014
Abstract
In this article, the author introduces the articles published in the Symposium Issue of the Touro Law Review, which is a compilation of selected excerpts from the fourth annual Conference on Religious Legal Theory (“RLT”) held at Touro Law Center on April 10-12, 2013. By introducing each article, the author shows a sampling of the variety of topics and disciplines explored and the range of perspectives represented at the Conference, which revolved around the theme RLT IV: Expanding the Conversation. The author provides the background of the panelists to give context to each article, and then briefly discusses the relevance and main ideas.
Keywords: religious legal theory; legal systems; legal ethics; religious traditions; law and religion
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